Table 5.

Association between lower back, neck, and upper back pain and physical activity level

Level of physical activity	Pain in the lower back during the last 12 months		Chi-square	P
	Yes	No
Low	48 (36.6%)	146 (55.9%)	14.079	0.002*
Moderate	59 (45%)	74 (28.4%)
High	24 (18.3%)	41 (15.7%)
	Pain in the neck during the last 12 months
	Yes	No
Low	43 (37.4%)	151 (54.5%)	10.990	0.004*
Moderate	52 (45.2%)	81 (29.2%)
High	20 (17.4%)	45 (16.2%)
	Pain in the upper back during the last 12 months
	Yes	No
Low	33 (35.5%)	161 (53.8%)	12.360	0.002*
Moderate	45 (48.4%)	88 (29.4%)
High	15 (16.1%)	50 (16.7%)